How to control another OS X desktop remotely?

[ArthurDaley]

I switched to a MBP earlier this year. I am now getting very tired of giving my father endless support for his Windows XP machine and figured on getting him a MB. However on the PC I use Radmin to remotely use his machine.

Does OS X have somethign built in that works to allow me to take control? Or do I have to buy that expensive bit of software from Apple (Remote Assistance)?

 

[Osarkon]

Might not VNC work for that? Chicken of the VNC for the OS X side, and just regular VNC client for his computer?

 

[ArthurDaley]

I notice here http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/remoteassistance.html it talks about VNC?!?!

 

[Osarkon]

Oops, should probably have clarified.

RealVNC is what I meant.

 

[Julien]

I switched to a MBP earlier this year. I am now getting very tired of giving my father endless support for his Windows XP machine and figured on getting him a MB. However on the PC I use Radmin to remotely use his machine.

Does OS X have somethign built in that works to allow me to take control? Or do I have to buy that expensive bit of software from Apple (Remote Assistance)?

I have (had) the same situation with my parents (Mac Pro for me and a iMac for them). The Mac has built in Screen Sharing with iChat that will do the job. However I can't get this to work from my parents house (worked fine before I took it to them). Must be thier service provider blocks it in some way. So I'm using a free program called Team Viewer

 

[ArthurDaley]

So screen sharing will let me control my father's Mac?

 

[Julien]

So screen sharing will let me control my father's Mac?

Yes.